Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-07-18
CONVENTION MUST ACT.
sherman will be Indorsed at Toledo-Re-
| publican Harmony.

TOLEDO, O., July Is The Republi-
cans can rest assured the issue as present
ed by Hon. John Sherman will remain as
it is, and that it will, in its present shape,
have to be dealt with in the Convention.
There will be no changein Mr.. Sherman's
position as stated in the Thompson inter
view. If the Republicans want him for
their candidate for the Presidency, they
can say so at Toledo. If they do not say
so, he will withdraw at once and finally
from the field asa candidate.
Probably nobody will dispute Mr.. Sher-
mans right to take this stand if he chooses
TO do 50, and it is his own action and not
that of the Sherman men,"
1t is highly probable that the Sherman
men knew nothing about Mr.. Sherman's s
action until he informed them of his deter
mination. He did not possibly deem it
necessary to ask anybody's advice about =
matter upon which he had fully made up
his mind. Every day his mail was full of
letters asking what Ohio was going to do
i'll the Convention. Every day all leading
Republicans OF the State received such
anxious queries from leading men OF other
States. Every day newspapers IN other
States were asking Ohio newspapers wheth-
er Ohio was going to support Sherman in
the next Convention.
The question was raised about the Con-
vention indOrsing Mr.. Sherman for the
Presidency, 1t WAS not raised by him nor
his friends, nor was the issue brought on
by either. Its firstappearance in Republi-
can circles appears TO have been in those
newspapers which, between two lines fran
tically avowing themselves the friends of
Mr.. Sherman and his ardent admirers,
another line declaring that it will be
''unwise to drag the Presidential question
into State politics" by adopting in the
State Convention resolution indOrsing
John Sherman. At this time Mr.. Sher-
man had not asked for the Endorsement;
neither had his friends. They did not
bring the matter up, but it came up and Is
up, and is now in shape that must force
the issue at Toledo.
Mr.. Sherman himself puts the subject
in such shape that the matter of his
candidacy must go on with the approval
of his party in the State or stop abruptly
and finally. That is the answer to those
who declare thu action unwse aud calcu-
lated to injure Mr.. Sherman. 1t is barely
possible that he is not suffering as much
anxiety over the situation as he is given
credit for. In view of past experience and
the present situation, it is not unlikely
that the failure OF the Convention TO In
dorse him, since he has taken the stand he
has upon that point, might confer upon
him freedom from further care and re-
spOnsibilIty and endeavor that would not
be altogether unpleasant. That he posi-
bly, views the matter in that light may ap-
pear from the action he has taken, and
those who picture him as eaten up with
Presidential ambition and lying awake Of
nights over the situation are most likely
ve,y much mistaken about the matter.
1t would be nonsense 10 say he has no
ambition looking to the Presidency, that
he would not be gratitied by the indorse-
ment and support Of his party in his State,
du'i ii HOulIuhI't 1I'SpN WIN PifuO uhu
enter upon the campaign with the energy
characteristic Of the man. But he cannot
hope for the nominrtiOn without the sup
port OF the solid Ohio delegation. That
has twice been denied him. He will not
submit to another such experience or con-
sent to divide the Ohio delegation. There
was the same stock of appearance putting
forth that has been observed twice before.
There were the same people dOdging
through the underbrush, and some evil
dences OF tendency in certain quarters TO
gof0ra third time 10 the old result it can not
he reached this time at least in the same
way. Ii it does happen, it will happen
with malice prepense and atOrethought.
There is evidence of much better feeling
all around. 1t is a significant fact that the
reports from the County Conventions since
Mr.. Sherman declared his position show
that in almost or quite every instance they
instructed the delegation TO vote for reso-
luton indorsing Mr.. Sherman for the Pres
idency.
The indication from this seems to be
that those who held their Conventions be-
fore the event mentioned would Lave in
structed the same had they known Mr..
Shermau's mind upon the matter. Unless
appearances are very much at fault the
Convention will harmOnionSly adopt the
resolution. Whether it does or not, the
harmony upon the State ticket will not be
disturbed, and Foraker will be nominated